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Playspot WI Class III

Big Drop

Wisconsin - D) Wausau Slalom Course (0.35 mile modified natural channel) (WI)

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Gauge Conditions
Wisconsin River at Rothschild, WI Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Big Drop
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This bedrock slide is the biggest natural drop on the run (the steepest big drop being the dam/gate). Re-engineering (2021/2022) has narrowed the flow between short vertical cement walls (rather than the large granite boulders which previously funneled the flow). This feature is now alterable to be either a fast wave-with-pile or more of a retentive hole. The outflow current still rips very strong thru the pool below. Good eddies exist to both left and right, but you have to charge hard to break out of the current or it will take you quickly over the next boulder-choke/drop.

Many years back this was the primary hole for competitions. With this modification, boaters again are likely to queue up to play this feature.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
0.2 mi
Directions
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D) Wausau Slalom Course (0.35 mile modified natural channel)
Wisconsin
II-III 0.3 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater